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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-7

Infringements of the provisions of articles L. 3323-2, L. 3323-4 to L. 3323-6, relating to the advertising of alcoholic beverages, are punishable by a fine of 75,000 euros. The maximum fine may be inc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article L621-7

The court may, either of its own motion or on the proposal of the official receiver or at the request of the public prosecutor, proceed with the replacement of the administrator, the expert or the off…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-1-1

The court may, either of its own motion or on a proposal from the official receiver or at the request of the public prosecutor, proceed to replace the liquidator, expert or administrator if one has be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-11

The panel summons the accused person to a hearing, which is held at least two months after the statement of objections is notified.Where there is a serious reason to doubt the impartiality of a member…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Content and adoption of the measures imposed

Article L733-1

…f part of them, without the deferment or rescheduling period exceeding seven years or half of the remaining repayment period of current loans; in the event of acceleration, the deferment or rescheduli…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Indemnities of holders of office in the Martinique Assembly and of office in the Executive Council

Article L7227-23

Councillors to the Martinique Assembly, the President of the Executive Council and executive councillors may receive a travel allowance and reimbursement of the subsistence expenses they have incurred…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Administration of the collective shop

Article L125-10

Annexed to the constitutive contract or to the articles of association, as the case may be, are rules of procedure. The constitutive contract or the articles of association, as well as the rules of pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 177-1

The investigating judge may order, at the request of the person concerned or, with that person's agreement, of his own motion or at the request of the public prosecutor, either the publication in full…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-21

On presentation of the summons to pay served on the debtor and on expiry of the period of eight days after its date, provided for in article…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-15

The proprietor of a patent infringing an earlier patent may not work his patent without the authorisation of the proprietor of the earlier patent; the said proprietor may not work the later patent wit…

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